12 Jul 2007 9:46 AM:
Hi,
I owned a Belgium people carrier for 7 years.After bringing it into the UK I applied for UK registration.Part of the process is that you have to sign a document to say you have changed the headlights and speedo to UK miles and standard.I cheated on this saying I had done this when in fact i just fitted a set of headlight deflectors(bought from Halfords) and bought some stick on speedo numbers from a motorcycle shop and fitted those at 30,50,70 and 90 mph.As this is done by post,no one was any the wiser.I was never stopped by the police to check this.This vehicle passed its MOT for 7 years in this condition.They always checked that the headlight deflectors were correct but never checked the speedo.I recently sold this vehicle on ebay.The new owner had it MOT'd in a garage in Wiltshire and had no problem in getting it passed.He then set off to live in Bulgaria.All he had to do on reaching France was to remove the deflectors and he was legal in Europe.When you buy a second hand vehicle in Belgium it comes without a number plate as the plate belongs to the owner not the car.You go through an agency to get a transit registration and third party insurance to enable you to drive the car out of Begium.While in this registration office I met 2 Belgium guys who live on the Costa Del Sol who regulary fly to Brussells,buy a second hand car,get the transit reg,then drive them to Spain,register them as Spanish and sell them.They make a good living from this.So,if your brave enough,buy your left hooker in Brussells as they are much cheaper to buy there.By the way,the left hand drive section of ebay is a good place to look for Spanish registered cars. Alex from Polopos,Costa Tropica.( this small white village is a 15 min drive down to the beach and 1 hour drive to Sierra Nevada skiing.Great views down the mountain to the sea.This is real Spain!)
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